Chapter 982： Grab Bonn from Munster

For the people of Münster, life seems to have returned to normal.

The property of the local residents was looted by the king, and some men were conscripted into the army. Although the army crossed the border to attack the rebellious and invading barbarians, the local people also supported these righteous actions, and they did pay a lot.

This winter, it's getting tough...

The town was built around a monastery, which became the largest building in the area. Münster is named after it, and now this settlement has no story, and the people just want to live in peace.

However, strange cavalry from the north broke the peace here.

There are woodcutters who want to enter the forest to cut wood, because they are worried that the beginners will drop at any time, and they must act faster.

Suddenly, the ground shook slightly.

The woodcutter did not care, and continued to carry a large amount of firewood to the south along the Roman road.

Suddenly, a group of cavalry appeared.

The woodcutter hurriedly retreated to the woods by the roadside, and tried his best to disappear without a trace.

The cavalrymen saw a passing figure and concluded that this was a lumberjack.

The commander of the cavalry was none other than the Ross cavalry of Fisk, who was determined to expand the victory. They were a group of hunters who hunted the people of the enemy country.

Are the people at fault too? Ordinary Frankish villagers just want to live their own agricultural life. They completely reject war because it is not good for them, but the king and lord will always force them to fight. As for why, the people don't care much.

For the vast and rapidly disintegrating Frankish kingdom, her unification is now only in name.

The nobility and the common people are completely divided into two classes. The remnants of the tribal era have disintegrated. Only the church is still maintaining the faith of the people to prevent society from collapsing.

However, the Rus army targeted all Franks, nobles and commoners alike.

The reality has taught Rurik the reason for survival. He must implement "destruction of the enemy's living strength" to protect himself. Only by carrying out an overall war with the people of the whole country can we ensure that Ross, who is disadvantaged in population, wins frequently.

Many ideas are too advanced, but they coincide with many customary systems in the tribal era.

So in the eyes of the Rus cavalry, the Franks are the Franks, and they are all the same. After all, Ross can be described as a soldier of the whole nation, and women have to take up arms to fight when necessary. The same thinking applies to the Franks. They are very worried that these people will become militiamen.

The map that Fisk has mastered does not indicate Münster. Many people think that since there is a woodcutter, there is a high probability that they will encounter a large settlement if they continue south.

Someone shouted excitedly: "Boss, are we going straight to Cologne? Will we grab a lot of gold?"

"That's inevitable." Fisk rudely called on the brothers to exert their strength: "The king has set rules for the people in Speute before, and the property looted by piracy is divided into five and five! In my opinion, we are also piracy! Riding a horse! Fighting is also a pirate, so if we grab gold and silver, we will also share the account with the king."

The words have been made very clear. With Fisk's explanation, the soldiers' eyes are full of greedy eyes when they see gold.

"Let's go faster!"

The mode of walking slowly came to an end, and the cavalry increased their speed.

The bow and arrow are ready, and the steel sword is drawn at any time.

The cavalry ran fast on the Roman Avenue, the noise of hoofs pierced far. Before they broke out of the forest, the town of Münster sensed their presence.

When the priests in the monastery saw the sound of the hooves, they immediately had different opinions, especially at this juncture. Everyone speculated whether it was the king of the northern expedition who came to ask for some food again?

Today is very special.

On the eve of Halloween, the priests in Münster were preparing for a mass. Tonight, the people of the whole town, and even the residents of some nearby villages, will come to participate in the evening activities. People from some forest villages have already arrived first, taking refuge with relatives and friends living in the town. Others were temporarily staying in the lounge prepared by the priests, waiting for the night's event.

In normal times, Münster was just a miniature town with a resident population of just over 300 people. Today it is very extraordinary, with a total population of nearly 1,000.

The town was bustling, and when they noticed the presence of the cavalry, they began to evade spontaneously, for fear of being detained by the king's subordinates and then looted some wheat.

They didn't run away either, and when they saw the strangely dressed cavalry appear, they just relied on the building to avoid being hit by the horses.

However, what awaited them were arrows.

When the cavalry rushed out of the forest, Fisk was also taken aback by the sight in front of him.

"How do you see that there are people in the past? It doesn't look like there are soldiers." He calmed down and noticed that there were many people wearing robes and hoods, and he was sure that they were indeed civilians.

There was no need to hesitate anymore. Fisk raised his recurve bow high and waved his arms to signal. Without verbal orders, the army launched an attack.

As a result, the Ross army divided into two groups and launched a quick outflank on the small town of Münster.

Those helpless people looked at the cavalry who suddenly appeared, one by one, until they saw their companions suddenly fell to the ground with arrows pierced through their throats.

In an instant, the screams exploded.

The endless whizzing sound of arrow feathers accompanies the screams of the people incessantly. The Ross cavalry all have sackcloth faces, riding on horseback like ruthless archery machines.

They shoot unarmed people with precision like a scurrying herd of deer.

The hooves kicked up the dirt, and the cavalry shot in the face.

The people scurried in panic, some people threw everything at hand and hurriedly fled towards the nearest forest, while more people rushed towards the monastery instinctively.

How can a small monastery hold hundreds of people?

Soon the monastery was overcrowded, and when the priests learned of a group of murderers on horseback outside, they were completely at a loss as to what to do.

The bishop could only keep reciting the scriptures and called on the people who took refuge to not panic.

However, what is the use of this tortoise's behavior other than self-paralysis? The priests can only believe in the power of faith, they will be favored by God because of their piety, and there will be miracles to destroy the attackers.

Those who could not rush into the monastery had to flee in the narrow streets of the town.

But said the Ross cavalry, they noticed a lot of people running towards the forest.

Some warriors rode their horses to catch up with Fisk: "Boss, are those who ran to the woods chasing them?"

"Don't chase." That's all, Fisk pointed directly at the wooden spire of the monastery: "Grab the gold first! Draw your sword and rush with me."

The Parthian tactics of shooting arrows in circles around the town came to an abrupt end, and most of the soldiers had no time to take care of those fleeing. Seeing that the boss had already rushed into the town with a group of people, the entire army launched a final assault.

They slashed left and right with their swords, and the helpless people were either slashed or trampled by iron hooves. Ross uniformed in uniform and all on horseback, so they could easily distinguish each other.

They murdered like numbness, and soon the streets and alleys were full of dead bodies, the dry ground gradually became more muddy, and the air was filled with a fishy smell.

After all, the town is too small. When it was noticed that the town was probably dead, the cavalry gathered outside the monastery.

Across the wooden walls of the monastery they heard distinct sobbing and noisy chattering, apparently there were still many people hiding inside.

"All dismount!" Fisk ordered.

Forget it, he vigorously wiped off the bloodstains on the sword, and ordered: "All hold shields! Shield wall! Follow me forward."

After a while, he ordered: "Use the trolley over there, put the wood on the ground, and knock the door of the monastery open!"

All orders were decisive, and the soldiers were quick to do things.

This is not the first time the monastery has been attacked. This year, the cavalry has fought many hard battles, and the hearts of the soldiers have become numb. They quickly complied with Fisk's request, and under the cover of the shield wall, a trolley piled with moldy wooden slats drove straight to the monastery's bolted wooden door.

A very violent impact, the wooden door fell down, and even smashed directly to the rear and hit many refugees.

The dim sunlight shone through the door and onto the faces inside.

Fisk's face was as iron as iron, and the steel sword pointed directly: "Brothers! Attack!"

The rest, just the killing of the Vikings...

There are dead people everywhere. The shield wall is like a harvester. It pushes forward, leaving only one dead body behind. It is clearly a seriously wounded person, and will be compensated by the soldiers on standby.

Some people escaped from the school gate of the monastery, and there are only Ross soldiers waiting outside. Some of them held swords and shields, while others served with arrows.

Even some people in the outdoors have seized the time to make fire with bows and drills, and the flames have been ignited, and they are waiting for the army to burn the gold and burn the place.

The killing continued until those in black robes were surrounded.

At this moment, the bishop of the monastery is already weak in his legs. The most desperate thing he knew was watching a large number of people being slaughtered by barbarians, but he could only watch, watching the butcher's knife finally reach his throat.

However, those apostles of Satan suddenly stopped.

Then, something very bizarre happened.

A tall "devil" suddenly spoke Latin.

"You are all priests! I will save you from death. Tell us where the gold is hoarded, hand over your belongings, and save yourself from death!"

How can the devil speak holy language? The bishop had nothing to say, he had no idea what was happening now.

In this way, the so-called devil Fisk had to hear the news again in Latin, and the answer was: "Who are you? Why are you killing."

Is it necessary to talk **** with them?

A soldier said: "Anyway, the monastery should have a cellar, and we can find it if we look for it. Quickly execute these people so that we can find the next target."

Fisk thinks about it too. After all, the brothers are in the enemy's territory, and the soldiers at this point may encounter the enemy's army at any time.

Of course, he didn't know that most of the Eastern Frank's mobile troops had gone to the north, and there was already a void behind him. Out of an abundance of caution, he didn't want to give the priests another chance.

The sword stabbed in the past, and the bishop died on the spot.

Finally, the entire town of Münster was destroyed on Halloween, except for those who fled into the forest, there was no one alive in the town.

Standing here are all the blood-stained Rus soldiers. They were busy scavenging for property, and they found the cellar easily and turned over a box of silver coins. The brothers took away all the gold and silver utensils that were visible to the naked eye.

They also paid special attention to the pendants and other accessories on the deceased, and took them away immediately after discovering that they were gold and silver.

As for ordinary ironware, no one cares.

The Russ cavalry did not want prisoners of war or iron weapons, they only wanted high-value gold, silver and precious stones, as well as utensils that could be used for portable cookouts.

Some food was looted, and they were immediately fed to their warhorses. Some gold and silver are to be handed over to the king, they are packed and placed on horseback, and the rest of the property, especially silver coins, will be divided up by everyone immediately.

The cavalry quickly assembled again, and Fisk didn't want to stay here any longer, and gave orders to the brothers who lit a bonfire.

Intense thick smoke ignited in the forest, and the small town of Münster was burning. The Russ cavalry who plundered and plundered had no losses. They did not linger at all and continued south along the Roman Avenue.

So, who is the next target?

When the people who escaped into the forest escaped for a night and returned to Munster to see what was going on, all they saw was a mess after the fire. The monastery was burnt to charred ruins, and the flames were still slowly burning.

The raider cavalry disappeared without a trace, and the people couldn't believe that this would be what the king's cavalry did, but these ordinary farmers couldn't imagine anyone other than the king who had a large number of cavalry. They didn't dare to guess too much. Münster was full of danger. They fled into the forest and went straight to the nearby village, telling everyone the terrible things and calling for more precautions.

These people will transmit terror far, and that's what Fisk hoped for.

But Fisk is not a master of strategy either. His current move is the same as his solo action in the Gotaland area. The so-called sneak attack on Vaxjo went straight to Silver Fort.

The town of Duisburg was clearly marked on the map, and the people here were attacked without mercy.

It was also here that they finally met resistance.

Duisburg was only attacked by Ragnar's fleet, and the settlement was demolished and set on fire.

Fisk noticed signs of overheating everywhere, and it was exactly the same as Ragnar's description, didn't it prove that it was the town marked on the map?

There are still living people and even horses here. Isn't it sorry for Odin's reward for not looting?

The Russ cavalry was targeting a group of merchants who wanted to arrive in Cologne with some wool from Flanders, which had to pass through Duisburg. The merchants were unaware of the previous attack. When they arrived in Duisburg, they were surprised. The accompanying mercenary guards asked the gold master to be on guard. They planned to stay overnight and leave immediately.

Unexpectedly, the difference between this thought was intercepted by the Ross cavalry.

Those mercenaries were unable to fight back under the attack of the arrows, the mercenaries all died, and the merchants were also executed.

In less than thirty days, Duisburg was attacked twice by the same group of enemies. New batches of transit merchants were wiped out, and trade lines were cut off to some extent.

Fisk did not consider that his cavalry could cut off the logistical supply of the enemy's expeditionary army. As long as they continued to control the "Road to Hell", the Roman avenue, the Ludwig army in the north would run out of supplies. can no longer be resupplied from Cologne.

The cavalry also found some silver and copper coins from the merchants. As for the large amount of wool they found, it was a pity to destroy them, but the brothers couldn't take them away.

At most, the cavalry used some small sacks to grab some wool. After all, the weather is getting colder and colder. Brothers can wait until the night to rest and make some simple felts to help keep warm. They took away all the pack horses of the merchants, so that the number of cavalry horses amounted to three hundred.

What's next? The brothers all made gains, and everyone had heavy silver coins in their pockets.

They were amazed that the Franks were indeed rich, and that they must have reached Duisburg without encountering obvious resistance.

"We're already facing the Rhine! We're pushing up the river! To Cologne! Grab the gold!"

Fisk encouraged everyone, and the greed of the brothers was greatly stimulated.

Just two days after the surprise attack on Duisburg, the Ross cavalry had already appeared under Cologne.

The forest in this area has long been cleared, it has become a plain farming area, and the walled city of Cologne built along the river is clearly visible.

Various accounts have pointed out that this city is full of gold and silver, but seeing the scale of its walls, it is really not enough for two hundred cavalry to capture.

Everyone knows that it is impossible to break the city with this force alone. What will happen next? Everyone pays attention to Fisk's decision.

"We can't fight it down, why don't we loot outside the city."

The cavalry immediately started a new killing, facing various villages that were visible to the naked eye.

Their killing immediately caused panic in the city of Cologne, so the armed guards who were supported by money, under the judgment of many priests, ordered them to go out of the city to crusade the horse-riding villains who were killing everywhere.

Even the armed mercenaries in Cologne, most of them have been recruited by King Ludwig to the north.

The strength of this team is extremely limited on weekdays. After all, Cologne is a sacred place. No Frankish nobles dare to use troops for this, and there is no need for the Archdiocese of Cologne to keep a lot of troops.

Wealth provided for an elite army, and the remaining defenders felt that it was foolish to sell a group of priests to be able to defeat the strange cavalry raging outside the city with a force of less than 200 brothers.

The city guards were still in action, all in chain mail, white robes over them, and huge black crosses on their chests. They dress like crusaders, and they are indeed a crusade in nature.

But in the open field, this infantry unit naturally encountered uninterrupted cavalry fire from the Ross cavalry.

The arrows fired by the cavalry are all stained with blood, and they have been used in cycles. Some arrows have already shot many people, and now they are ruthlessly shooting people who wear a single layer of chain mail.

The armor-piercing arrow turned the city guards into hedgehogs, and they collapsed after the last assault.

In this way, the gate of Cologne was locked, the people hid in the city and shivered, and the Ross cavalry looted recklessly outside the city.

The Russ cavalry wanted more gold and silver, but they couldn't get a few silver coins by looting the villagers. They had fully replenished the food supply, and even grabbed some fragrant cheese.

The map marked here has come to an end, but the Rhine River in front of you has a long history, where else can the upper reaches of it lead?

Moving on is a great exploration, Fisker asks everyone's opinion, and the whole army is eager to keep fighting.

They immediately continued to run upstream along the river, and after three days of plundering outside Cologne, they rushed outside another city in just one day.

The Ross cavalry has already appeared under the city of Bonn, the brothers are facing the closure of the city gate again, and Fisk is repeating his old tricks and looting the nearby villages.

They are wanton to create terror, this Frankish hinterland panic. Many villages did not know the situation at all due to the lack of information. When such villages were targeted, the Russ Army's sneak attack began.

Until the first light snow of winter fell, the deliberate killing presided over by Fisk finally had to be suspended.

The cavalry has so far suffered no losses, not even the horses. It's not that they are all superhumans and **** horses, because they have never encountered any decent resistance along the way, and these Turkic horses have once again proved their terrifying endurance and cold resistance. UU reading

They completely occupied a small village, where the cavalry temporarily sheltered from the snow and took a good rest to count the harvest of the whole adventure.

What they ignore is that the terror of their own making is spreading fast, and a great winter escape of the Franks is taking place.

The fugitive Franks went straight to Aachen, the capital of the Middle Franks, with a variety of news. The situation suddenly became tense. The Aachen garrison in the Middle Franks began to strengthen the guard and sent messengers to spread the news to the counties of Metz in the south.

Fisk was unmoved by the growing chain reaction of retaliatory raids by Ross's cavalry.

Fisk was already satisfied. After the brothers settled down from the high-intensity battle, they counted their huge victories and thought about evacuating.

"Let's go then! We'll head north as soon as the snow stops! As long as we leave early enough, we can still catch the big battle."

Fisk arranged this, and everyone was willing.